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Frapol Sp. z o.o.

Designing an integrated system for the precision control of microclimate in large commercial structures to meet the requirements applicable to near-zero energy buildings.

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Designing an integrated system for the precision control of microclimate in large commercial structures to meet the requirements applicable to near-zero energy buildings.

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Frapol Sp. z o.o.

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Smart Growth Operational Programme

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Sectoral programmes

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PLN 12,545,594.47

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PLN 6,016,826.68

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From 01 July 2017 to 31 December 2019

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“Frapol Fragata – a source of heating and cooling in a hotel building with a swimming pool, upgraded based on project results”
“Frapol Fragata – a source of heating and cooling in a hotel building with a swimming pool, upgraded based on project results”

 

What problem is addressed by the project? 

The project results contribute to the improved energy efficiency of large non-residential structures, especially those with swimming pools. The project addresses the important need for reducing energy consumption in buildings which as of 2012 accounted for approx. 40% of the energy consumed in EU-28 States (more than transport – 32%, industry – 26% and agriculture – 2%). The project results allow a reduction in buildings’ demand for primary energy thanks to:

  • regulated recovery of moisture from used-up air without primary energy;
  • frost prevention in heat exchanger plates without primary energy;
  • improved efficiency of fuel energy use by the gas pump;
  • recovery of energy from the thermodynamic processes of fuel burning;
  • system management through a control unit and with the use of adaptive and predictive neural algorithms.

Who uses the project results? 

The project delivered a social benefit in the form of an opportunity to market environmentally friendly devices with the potential to reduce adverse environmental impacts by humans. The project outcomes help to reduce the amount of primary energy required to ensure sufficient heating and cooling to ensure microclimate comfort in large commercial buildings. Additional social and economic benefits related to the project results:

  1. allow a reduction in the primary energy factor (PEF), helping to upgrade an existing, or build a new, structure in accordance with applicable regulations (PE < required in 2021);
  2. allow a substantial reduction in the operational costs of a building while improving user comfort and safety;
  3. competitive price, increasing the attractiveness of the discounted payback period.
  4. ensure that optimum conditions are maintained inside buildings with a complex profile of demand for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning;
  5. are environmentally friendly solutions reducing the environmental footprint of buildings, helping to promote the building’s image as an environmentally friendly structure.
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